Mainz: Johann Albin, 1612. Martín Antonio Delrío. Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex. Quibus continetur accurata curiosarum artium, & vanarum superstitionum confutatio, utilis Theologis, Iurisconsultis, Medicis, Philologis. Moguntiae, apud Johannem Albinum (Mainz, Johann Albin), 1612. 4to. [24], 1070, [2 blank] pp. Title-page printed in red and black. Woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. Contemporary vellum with the sewing supports laced-in. Paste-downs not pasted down, revealing vellum fragments of a mediaeval manuscript, the sewing supports at the lower board broken, the turn-ins at upper board curled away from the board. Still overall in good condition.Rare and early edition of Martin Delrio's celebrated Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex, one of the most influential books on witchcraft, magic and superstition published in early modern Europe.A Jesuit born in Antwerp and a noted classical scholar, Martin Delrio (1551-1608), is best remembered today as the author of the Disquisitiones, his magnum opus. The first edition appeared in 1599-1600; in the centuries that followed it was reprinted numerous times. Indeed, the work remained in print until well into the 18th century, eclipsing the Malleus maleficarum."Its influence extended beyond the Catholic Netherlands across Europe and even reached the shores of North America, where in the wake of the Salem witchcraft trials the Harvard divine Increase Mather cited from the work with approval", as Machielsen writes in his introduction.Divided into six books (with every book preceded by a summary) it subsequently treats "m
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One of three simultaneous issues of the first and only edition of a luxurious and beautifully illustrated semi-mythological history of the Batavian revolt against the Roman empire in 69-70 AD. The author and publisher spared no expense to produce a lavish book, with coloured folding maps, and illustration plates copied from those engraved by Antonio Tempesta for Otto van Veen, Batavorum cum Romanis Bellum (1612). During the Dutch revolt against Spain, the Batavian revolt against Rome took on symbolic meaning and a powerful aura of patriotism.With tears along the fold of one map, but otherwise in very good condition, with a marginal water stain at the foot of the half-title. The binding is tattered. A patriotic show-piece on the Batavian revolt.STCN (4 copies); cf. Admirante, Bib. Militar, p. 770; Muller, Historieplaten 66..

First bilingual (Italian and Dutch) edition of a sentence pronounced by the government of the Venetian Republic (the Consiglio dei Dieci or Council of Ten) on 21 April 1612, declaring Anzolo Badoer (in absentia) a traitor, stripping him of his knighthood, confiscating his property, banishing him from the city and the Republic's territories and sentencing him to be hanged, in the original Italian with a parallel Dutch translation. It also offers a reward for his capture dead or alive (4000 ducats if captured in the Republic and 6000 ducats if captured abroad). Anzolo or Angelo Badoer (1565- 1630) was the eldest son of Alberto Badoer (1540-1592), who had served as Venetian ambassador to Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and Rome until his premature death. Anzolo succeeded to his father's knighthood and followed him into diplomatic service as Venetian ambassador to France from 1602 until he came into conflict with the Council of Ten in 1607.With a large "9" on the title-page in red pencil. In very good condition. An important document of dramatic intrigues, here published with a Dutch translation.Knuttel 1938a; STCN (5 copies); cf. ICCU: PUVE 19213 (1612 Venice ed., in Italian only); for Badoer: Diz. Biogr. Italiani 5 (1963) (on www.treccani.it)..

1612. Pulton's Kalender Pulton, Ferdinando [1536-1618]. A Kalender, Or Table, Compreheding the Effect of All the Statutes that Have Beene Made and Put in Print, Beginning with Magna Charta, Enacted Anno 9. H.3. and Proceeding One by One, Untill the End of the Session of Parliament Holden Anno 7. R. Iacobi: Declaring by Certaine Characters, Which of the Same Statutes or Braunches of Statutes, Be Repealed, Which be Expired, Which be Altered in the Whole, or Part, Which be Worne out of Use, Which Were Ordained for Particular Persons, or Places, And Which Being Generall, In Force, And Use, Are Inserted in the Severall Titles of this Abridgement. Whereunto is Annexed an Abridgement of All the Statutes, Whereof the Whole or Any Part is Generall, In Force, And Use, With Certaine Quaeres, Cautions, And Advertisements of Such Things that be Doubtfull, Together with the Authoritie and Duetie of Iustices, Sherifes, Coroners, Escheators, Maiors, Bailifes, Customers, Stewards of Leetes and Liberties, And What Things by Severall Statutes in Force they Must, May, Ought, Or are Compellable to Doe. Editum per Mandatum Domini Regis. Collected by Fardinando Pulton of Lincolns Inne Esquire, And by Him Againe Augmented, Since the Session of Parliament Holden Anno Septimo Regis Iacobi. London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1612. [viii], 447, 447-461, [4] ff. Final leaf blank. Lacking initial blank leaf, otherwise complete. Folio (11-1/4" x 7"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, raised bands and recent lettering piece to spine, later repairs near center of backstrip and corners,
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1612. Please Kindly Read Full Description Below. *** See My Other Listings This Week ! ** HERE OFFERED FOR SALE by BUY it NOW : A VERY SCARCE, ORIGINAL 1612 KING JAMES "he" Bible !!! N.B. Issued just ONE YEAR after the 1611 FIRST EDITION ... and still includes the iconic he for she misprint "and he went into the citie" from the book of (Ruth.3:15.) N.B. UNFORTUNATELY lacks MAIN TITLE PAGE OTHERWISE COMPLETE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE !!! Leaves generally very good, bright and crisp with gilded edges !!! Good margins, occasional close or partial cropping to headers only Roman text throughout within ruled columns. Bible text references within additional ruled margins. BINDING is handsome recent full red calf with gilt to boards & spine. Nice leather gilded title label and new end papers. PRINTED by Robert Barker, London. 1612. Size : 6" x 4" x 1 1/4" (Small octavo.) Weight is 850g when carefully packed. UK is £9.50 by Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery. US etc is £19.99 by FULLY TRACKED & INSURED 5 DAY AIRMAIL. OTHERS / OTHER RATES & SPEEDS PLEASE ASK. PLEASE NOTE THAT I NO LONGER SHIP to FORMER USSR, AFRICA or CHINA. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div style="text-align:center"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;
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Augustae Taurinorum [Turin]: Unknown, 1612. I am limited to 12 photos on eBay, but I have many more photos on my website...just ask. The 'Ceremonial of Bishops' or 'Cæremoniale Episcoporum' is a Catholic book that describes important ceremonies, services, and rituals performed by Bishops. Originally published by Pope Clement VIII in 1600, this book covers ceremonies of election of Popes, orders for Mass, sacraments, Liturgy of the Hours, and many others. This very early 1612 edition was published in Turin in double-column Latin.

Florenz, Giunti, 1612. 4 Bll., 114 S., 3 Bll. Erste Ausgabe des ersten geruckten Werks zur Kunst der Glaserzeugung, selten. - "Today, we recognize Neris L`Arte Vetraria as the first printed book solely devoted to the art of glass formulation. It is a work committed to the subject of refining raw materials and combining them into a range of glasses and a rainbow of colors. The book divides into seven parts, each devoted to a different aspect of the glassmakers art. He starts with the basics: preparing the fundamental ingredients of glass. Next, he combines those materials into "cristallo." Named after its mineral cousin, rock crystal, cristallo was a sophisticated Venetian specialty renowned for its delicate clarity. Neri details its traditional composition as brought to the Medici court by Venetian masters and then innovates with variations of his own. . That Neris book was the first of its kind in print is a notable distinction, but one that his deeper accomplishment easily surpasses; L`Arte Vetraria preserves a rare glimpse of skilled practical knowledge. In his era, prized techniques were frequently lost to subsequent generations, lost because artisans so often spared the pen. Their precious knowledge went purposely unrecorded, passing in strict confidence from master to apprentice working side by side. In 1612, Neri published his expertise to the world, preserving the techniques and science of glass practices, but also its art. Just as a great painter relies on the quality of pigments at hand, so must a master glass artisan depend upon the materials of the melt. For
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Florenz, Giunti, 1612. 4 Bll., 114 S., 3 Bll. 8°. Pgmt. der Zeit (etw. wellig, kl. Läsuren und löeicht fleckig). Erste Ausgabe des ersten geruckten Werks zur Kunst der Glaserzeugung, selten. - "Today, we recognize Neri?s L`Arte Vetraria as the first printed book solely devoted to the art of glass formulation. It is a work committed to the subject of refining raw materials and combining them into a range of glasses and a rainbow of colors. The book divides into seven parts, each devoted to a different aspect of the glassmaker?s art. He starts with the basics: preparing the fundamental ingredients of glass. Next, he combines those materials into ?cristallo.? Named after its mineral cousin, rock crystal, cristallo was a sophisticated Venetian specialty renowned for its delicate clarity. Neri details its traditional composition as brought to the Medici court by Venetian masters and then innovates with variations of his own. ... That Neri?s book was the first of its kind in print is a notable distinction, but one that his deeper accomplishment easily surpasses; L`Arte Vetraria preserves a rare glimpse of skilled practical knowledge. In his era, prized techniques were frequently lost to subsequent generations, lost because artisans so often spared the pen. Their precious knowledge went purposely unrecorded, passing in strict confidence from master to apprentice working side by side. In 1612, Neri published his expertise to the world, preserving the techniques and science of glass practices, but also its art. Just as a great painter relies on the quality of pigments at hand, so mu
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Paris: Sebastien Cramoisy, 1612. Paris:: Sebastien Cramoisy, 1612., 1612. Folio (in 6s). [viii], 176, 175-427, [3], 66, [12] pp. Title printed in red and black, large title woodcut vignette (of the Morel family), decorative woodcut headpieces, large woodcut initial letters, text in double columns, 4 figs. on pages 369, 370 and 375, indexes, erratum; lacks rear free endpaper, lower corner of title torn away. The second numbered sequence in the pagination has the caption title: Ad Synesii orationem de regno. Original full vellum. Near fine. Rare. This is the only complete edition of Synesius's writings. The edition is bi-lingual, with facing Greek and Latin texts, translated by Petau, with extensive notes. Synesius was a Greek Bishop of Ptolemais and Neo-Platonic philosopher in the Cyrenaica. His writings are perhaps most notable for the tension they reveal between his Christian and Platonist beliefs. "Synesius pursued his higher studies at Alexandria, where he became a devoted disciple of the famous Hypatia, to whom several of his letters are addressed and for whom he entertained a life-long devotion. After serving sometime in the army he settled in his native land, "studying philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, everything; farming, hunting, having many a brush with hordes of pilfering Libyans; and every now and then upholding the cause of someone who had undeservedly fallen into difficulties". This kind of life, in every way suited to his tastes and disposition, was interrupted by a mission to Constantinople, the object of which was to present a gold crown to the new emper
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Leiden, ex Officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1612. 4to (193 x 150 mm), pp 18 [2, verses from Lucretius on recto, verso blank]; with woodcut printer's device on title, a very good copy in nineteenth-century plain blue wrappers. First edition of this extremely rare work on sunspots and the telescope, written as an anonymous response to Christoph Scheiner's Tres epistolae de maculis solaribus, 1612, which had been published under the pseudonym 'Apelles'. This tract, the first to respond to Scheiner's Tres epistolae, has been variously catalogued under the names of Scheiner or Fabricius, but Snel has been conclusively demonstrated to be the author. Snel published this work the year before Galileo's own similarly argued response. Snel dedicated it to the Leiden University rector, Cornelius Vandermil.Snel begins by singing the praises of the wonderful invention of the telescope (the opening words of the text, 'Batavica dioptra', the 'Dutch telescope'), and then proceeds to analyse and refute Scheiner's 'three letters' point-by-point. He dismisses Scheiner's arguments about Venus in relation to the sunspots. Scheiner had observed the lower conjunction of Venus with the Sun and had concluded, correctly, that Venus and Mercury revolve around the Sun. He therefore took the sunspots to be miniature planets also circling the Sun. Snel notes how the spots thin at the extremities of the solar disc, sometimes join there and part at the centre, and move faster at the centre than at the extremities. He concludes, correctly, that they must be surface phenomena of the Sun. Galileo uses precis
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1612. 3 parts in one volume, with 153 total engraved plates, including title, dedication, three title pages dated 1612, a613, and 1615, respectively, and 148 fine etched and numbered plates by Lauro showing a wide array of images of the city of Rome, including monuments and ruins from the Roman era as well as more recent additions during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, ranging from views of temples, amphitheaters, circuses and triumphal arches to depictions of myths and allegories. Some scattered toning and foxing as expected with age, a couple of plates with small tears, binding professionally repaired. Oblong large 4to. Early vellum, edges rubbed, minor soiling, some chipping to front cover. Rome (no publisher noted) 1612-1615. Rossetti 6069; Borroni 7995; Cicognara 3759; Olschki 17382. Rome. One of the most famous, exhaustive and influential view books of the monuments and antiquities of ancient and modern Rome, which was reprinted in various forms over the centuries; as well as later editions under the same title, Domenico de' Rossi and Pietro Santi Bartoli used 138 of Lauro's engravings from this work in their 1699 publication, Romanae Magnitudinis Monumenta. The charming and detailed engravings are accompanied by extensive etched captions, providing detailed critical material on many of the most notable sites in the city. They portray the buildings as Lauro believed they would have appeared, rather than as they looked in the 17th century. Despite some staining and other minor flaws, a satisfactory copy of a masterwork, most plates with strongly inked, clean impress
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1612. 3 parts in one volume, with 153 total engraved plates, including title, dedication, three title pages dated 1612, a613, and 1615, respectively, and 148 fine etched and numbered plates by Lauro showing a wide array of images of the city of Rome, including monuments and ruins from the Roman era as well as more recent additions during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, ranging from views of temples, amphitheaters, circuses and triumphal arches to depictions of myths and allegories. Some scattered toning and foxing as expected with age, a couple of plates with small tears, binding professionally repaired. Oblong large 4to. Early vellum, edges rubbed, minor soiling, some chipping to front cover. Rome (no publisher noted) 1612-1615. Rossetti 6069; Borroni 7995; Cicognara 3759; Olschki 17382. Rome. One of the most famous, exhaustive and influential view books of the monuments and antiquities of ancient and modern Rome, which was reprinted in various forms over the centuries; as well as later editions under the same title, Domenico de' Rossi and Pietro Santi Bartoli used 138 of Lauro's engravings from this work in their 1699 publication, Romanae Magnitudinis Monumenta. The charming and detailed engravings are accompanied by extensive etched captions, providing detailed critical material on many of the most notable sites in the city. They portray the buildings as Lauro believed they would have appeared, rather than as they looked in the 17th century. Despite some staining and other minor flaws, a satisfactory copy of a masterwork, most plates with strongly inked, clean impressi
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London England: Robert Barker. See Photo,s. King James 1612 Join us in our fight to keep the destruction of bibles from happening due to greed. Warning Note: There are several sellers on eBay that tear Bibles apart to sell pages from $50.00 to $75.00 just for a page. We block these buyers from getting our Bibles. Their claim is the pages they sell are leftover from restoring the original books. The problem is they have no completed Bibles from the time periods of the pages they have for resale. Just a mass of separate pages from books they have torn apart. As a single page seller this book would bring well over $20,000.00 from one of these sellers. A loss of a great volume in time would be gone. Help us stop the destruction of Bibles for greed! The King James old and new testament is collated as complete with the exceptions noted. Now is your chance to get an original King James book from the beginnings of the first few years of the Kings print (at an affordable price !) Book is not perfect and priced low as such. Incomplete genealogy, 1613 Old Testament Title page with tear across right page bottom, 1612 New Testament Title page with tear from page bottom. Markings and page toning throughout as expected from a 400 year old book. Incomplete Psalms at rear. Rest of Bible collates complete. A great value of an original time period. See Photos for information. This Bible is priced to sell and has no returns unless information is not what we indicate as with all eBay purchases. Any Questions Contact us at: Look under shipping or payment options for our 800 number. go to shippin
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London England: Robert Barker. Very Good Condition. THE HOLY BIBLE 1612 CONTAINING THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW. NEWLY TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES. London: Robert Barker, 1612-13. 4to. A8, A-Zzz8, [A]-[M]8. Lacking Kkk3-4, being two leaves from the Apocrypha (Esdras); a few leaves of Psalms possibly supplied from another copy. [BOUND WITH] Genealogies by John Speed: A-D4, E2, F2, including double-page map of Canaan. Bound at front, following a defective and partial book of common prayer. [BOUND WITH] THE BOOK OF PSALMS, COLLECTED INTO ENGLISH MEETRE... London, 1614. A-G8, H7 (lacking H8.) Bound after the Bible. **** The whole bound in modern calf with spine lettered in gilt. Contents with occasional soiling, typical age-toning, some margins cropped into neat line and/or with frayed edges, some marginal tears and chips, Bible and Genealogies Good to Very Good overall (the other matter bound at front and back with paper repairs and some loss of text.) Comports most closely with Herbert 313 (the first quarto edition of the King James Bible, 1612) with the NT title omitting "Appointed," Gen. x, 16 reading "Emorite," However, the general title is dated 1613, while the NT title and colophon are dated 1612. This would suggest Herbert 320; however, "Appointed" is not omitted on the general title (Herbert 320 calls for both titles to omit this), Quite possibly the 1612 edition (Herbert 313) with general title taken from another edition. Provenance: With early ink signature of William Armstrong, Dorchester, Oxfordshire to blank page at front of Psalms, and 18th century si
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